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Business Insider CTO has 'left the company'

Pax Dickinson, Business Insider's Chief Technology Officer has "left the company" after a long history of controversial tweets, the company announced in a statement.

It's not clear yet whether Dickinson was forced out or agreed to resign, but either way it's clear from his Twitter history that something was bound to happen eventually. Dickinson was known for writing tweets that many viewed as discriminatory.

Business Insider's statement is sparse and doesn't even mention Dickinson by name:

"A Business Insider executive has made some comments on Twitter that do not reflect our values and have no place at our company. The executive has left the company, effective immediately.

Business Insider's team is made up of more than 100 talented men and women of many backgrounds, and we highly value this diversity."

About 40 minutes after the statement, Dickinson changed his Twitter description from saying he was CTO at Business Insider to "The worst person in the world" and tweeted that he had "gained 850 twitter followers and +7 @klout in less than 24 hours" and was "now offering social media consulting services."